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Great Expectations;

By Leslie Boltax Aizenman |  Aug 1, 1986

FEW EXECUTIVES WITH EVEN MODest egos could resist the temptation when Iacocca: An Autobiography reached the number one spot on best-seller lists in 1984. ...  Read story

Write It Yourself

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Jan 1, 1987

There's still a market for CEO-tells-all -- if you know how to approach it.  Read story

A Wide Variety From Network Suppliers

Nov 1, 1982

Any local-area network system must assure the accurate transmission of data between the devices it interconnects. To do so, it must communicate betweern t...  Read story

Will The Empire Strike Back?

By John Grimond |  Jun 1, 1984

When Margaret Thatcher came to power, she promised to imbue Great Britain with a new spirit of independence.  Read story

The Inc. 100 Portfolio;

May 1, 1986

* Six INC. 100 chief executive officers once worked for IBM Corp. * Symbion Inc. (#43), which makes the Jarvik-7 artificial heart and other artifici...  Read story

Fathers and Sons

By Ellen Wojahn |  Apr 1, 1990

Personal accounts from fathers and their sons on what it's like to run a family business together.  Read story

Mailroom Revolution Is Electrifying News

Jul 1, 1982

Sending a Mailgram is probably old hat for many businesses in the United States. But by 1995 some 30% of all business correspondence will be sent electro...  Read story

Have I Got A (used) Computer For You!

By John F. Persinos |  May 1, 1984

"Used gold mine . . slashing prices . . . move 'em now. . . " Banners at a used-car lot? No, the high-powered hype from a recent brochure put out by a use...  Read story

Identity Crisis

By Leigh Buchanan |  Mar 15, 1998

As businesses increase their use of technology, many low-tech CEOs feel like they're running high-tech companies. An essay on managing a head-first jump into...  Read story

Born Again with Microsoft

Nov 7, 2000

Company: UltraBac.com Year founded: 1983 Quiet period: 13 years Turning point:Read story

The Pc Crapshoot

By John Case |  Apr 1, 1984

"If you're a stockholder in the personal computer business, you've probably had your head handed to you by now," says Peter Wright, vice-president of Gart...  Read story

Industries In Transition

By Abby Solomon |  Dec 1, 1983

Terry Dorman's parents didn't pay much attention when their 19-year-old son and his friend Peter Bogdonoff set up a silk-screening shop in the Dorman base...  Read story

All Shares Are Not Created Equal

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1987

A separate class of low-voting stock lets you go public without losing control of your company -- but the tactic could backfire.  Read story

From Trash To Cash, Or, Just Phone My Computer

By Craig C. Walters |  Nov 1, 1983

Gordon Matthews is a tall, trim Texan with eclectic tastes -- fine wine, classical music, and the Dallas Cowboys. An inventor and entrepreneur, he has bee...  Read story

Snapshots: Late Bloomers

By Mike Hofman |  Oct 15, 2000

These entrepreneurs are hitting their stride later in life.  Read story

The Tie That Binds

By Abby Solomon |  Nov 1, 1983

Microcomputer to mainframe and micro to mini communications are hot topics today -- with good reason. For many growing companies, these links could provide a...  Read story

It's 9 A.m. Do You Know Where Your Cash Is?

By Joanne Tangorra |  Apr 1, 1982

Automated cash management systems can answer that question -- and help you make the most of your money.  Read story

Comdex/fall '82: More Byte For The Buck

By Deborah Wise |  Mar 1, 1983

The year's largest microcomputer show demonstrates that small businesspeople can get more capability in systems that are easier to use.  Read story

The Age Of Alliances

By Joel Kotkin |  Feb 1, 1984

The new semiconductor companies are getting their funding from a powerful combination of hungry venture capitalists, aggressive bankers, and -- suprisingly e...  Read story

A Misguided View Of American Industry

By Bob Coleman |  Oct 1, 1983

Has author Robert Reich ever met a real entrepreneur? This writer doesn't think so.  Read story

The Third Wave

By Joel Kotkin |  Feb 1, 1984

U.S. entrepreneurs are filling new niches in the semiconductor industry.  Read story

Hidden Persuaders

By Cary Lu |  Feb 1, 1989

Buying strategies and guide to developments regarding IBM PCs or clones  Read story

The New Yankee Traders

By Joel Kotkin |  Mar 1, 1986

Chinese-Americans are using family ties to beat the Japanese and Big Business for a share of the burgeoning Chinese market.  Read story

The 10 Commmandments of Hypergrowth

By John Case |  Oct 1, 1995

The secret to fast growth is in planning and training, but it's dangerous too.  Read story

Talk Is Cheap

By Craig R. Waters |  Aug 1, 1982

Communication is a substantial but rarely considered cost of doing business; electronic mail is changing all that.  Read story

"new Management" Pioneer Jim Swiggett

Feb 1, 1987

This CEO used to think that if employees were motivated, profits and growth would take care of themselves. But after two years of declining earnings, he's no...  Read story

When a Billion-Dollar Company Ain't Enough

By Edward O. Welles |  May 1, 1995

Profile of a CEO's struggle to build lasting value in his growing company.  Read story

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